Linotype-machine.



J. R. ROGERS. LINOTYPE MACHINE. AIPLIoATIoN FILED MAB. 10, 190e.

Patented 0011.120

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J. R. RoGERs. LINOTYPE MACHINE.

APPLIATIUN FILED MAB.10,1908.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

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.JOHN it. RGEBS, .GF BROKLYN, NEW

UOMPANY, A COROR YORK, ASSGNOR TO MERGENTHALER LNTYPE ATGN OF NEWYORK.

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`Si;eeineation of Lettere Patent.

.Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

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`-To all whom 'it may concern:

, Be it known that l, JOHN li. Roenes, of' Brooklymcounty of Kings, and Siete "ot New Yorin have invented a. new find nee- :tui improvement in l'iinotypedetermines,tot which the Atollowing is nvspeciiicetion.

My invention has re ference to lire-costing machines ot the general. organization represented in Letters Patent-- of the United States #436,532, in which composedline of niet rices 'end expensihle Wedge spacers or justiiers is transferred to the fece oi a slotted mold in which the slug r iinotype is to he cest, and there justified by expansion oit" the spacers.

in. prodiicing/ iiahnler work, and Work in which continuons cancellation iines are cit-- tended through the cherectee, it is found advisable vto omit the use of the entometic spacers end effect the Ajnstiiicetion oi' the line et the' composing pointbythe introduction of suitable :spaces by heno, in order that this'mey he sltieedilydone, it necessary to provide :it the composing priiiit,"meiiiis for accurately end positively limiting the length ont the matrix line.

lily invention relates to ineens :tor this purpose, adopted to he thrown into end ont of action et wilh sind so constructed es not to interfere with the automatic justification when the 1n zichine in running under ordinary conditions.

l have shown my improvement in forme Whirh are commercially used in li'ierggenthnler linotypc machines, and eli perte of the machine other 'than those shown herein,

may be of the construction shown in U. S. letent :ttin or of any other enitehlc construction.

ln the drawings-Figure l is a :iront elevation of the assembling mechanism with my improvements incorporated therein, portions oi 'the 'front being broken eway to expose other ports to view the parts being;

' during 'the composition of the line. Fie. 5

is u` similar view with the line-confining devices in action. is a cross-section on the line Gmo, Fig. 5.

Referring to Figs. i, 2 and 3 A represents GO the vertically Lmot/eh e essemhliIig-elevator, having in its upper end e horizontal. groove or channel. into `ivhiehy the matrices B are delivered successively side by side to form the line, es shown.

C is en inclined traveling heit on which the matrices delivered from the magazine are carried downward one after another t0- Werd the lend et vthe line,

"D ie an inclined surface to guide the matrices otter leaving the bein' end for drawing each one to the end of the line behind the precedii'ig matrix.

E is e vertically rotating star-Wheel 'm front of which the matrices ire delivered, 75

end by 'which they are forced against the end of the line, sind the line advanced bodily to the left to rneke room'ut the right for the incomingmatrices.

l? is o yielding resistent in the form of e h oiinontelly sliding bar mounted in the mainframe end provided et one end With en upright inger j', which beers against end supports the matrix et the front or left end or the line. Thisl resistent, Yfrequently known its the assembler-slide, is urged to the right by e spring and is held., as it is advanced siep by to the left,by o friction-broke Gr.

The foregoing parte may all be constructed und arranged to operate in the usual miur composition, :md thereafter expended, it is not neceesery that the matrix line shall ne composed to an exact length. When, however, the lines ere to be justified or spaced out to o.. predetermined :mdilni'form length support and 70 hy the nunmal introduction of spaces or spacing motrices, it becomes necessary to provide ineens ior exactly determining and limiting the length of the line during such just-iicetion, 'end it is to this end that the present invention is directed.

The preferred device for the purpose, shown in l, 2 and Si. is e dog; or jaw ll pivoted et z. to the umili-freine or other lined support' endso formed that it may be v turned upward ontof action5 as shown in 1'l0 shown in the position which they occupy during the eseemhlege or coinposition oi? the line. Fig'. 2 is e. similar view with the lineconfining device, 'the subject oi" the present invention, in operative position es it appears during` the justification ot thc line by hand. liig. 3 is' e vertical crossesection on the line 3 8, Fig'. 2. Fig. Lt ie e front elevation of the assembling; mechanism, with the confin ing,` devices in an alternative or modified form in the positions which they occupy N between the star-wheel .usual justifyingv action .line lif Fig. l, in order to let the matrices descend in the usual manner to the end ol the line and the linger f until the mechanical composition of the line is completed, or in other Words, until the line has reached such length that its completion and diustilication by hand are necessary. When this point is reached, the dog,r is turned to the position shown in Fig.4 2, vso that its upper end presents a vertical surface against the right end of the matrix line, thus conlining ther line between the end of the jaw H and the linger j'. vrI'he assembler-slide is provided with a stud k3. When the jaw H is in the operative position, shown in Fig. 2, this stud will ab' :against the outer end of the jamas shox. in Fig. 2, and limit the movement of the linger f to the left, thus positively limiting the distance between the linger j' `and jaw H so'that it corresponds exactly withA tl oi the line demanded.

It will he observed that the linger and the jawservc as solid supports between and against which the composed line may be expanded or justified by'lthe. introduction oi' additional `spaces at suitable points between the matrices in the sa justilication ci handin a printer-s sticl After the justication of a line is coni plete'd, it maybe lifted 'from between the confining siirfaces by the elevation of the assembler A, and transferred thence to the casting niecluinisin in the usual manner, the at the casting point set type is carried on being omitted.

ln order to permit the introdinfliinl of the jaw 1l', the supportingblock D is cut away on the under side and the end of the jaw so formed that when turned upward lo its inoperative position, its end will serve a continuation olf the si '.'lace l) and lo as i i guiding the inalrices ,lc\\'1iv'a`id lo th ine.

During the jnstilication oi' the line, the jaw 'll may he held in position by hand, but in 'order to locl; it temporarily and to pro-v vide 'for its automatic release aller the matrix line is transferred, l inovidc the .lower end with a pivol'cd latch A", urged outward by:1 spring-actuateil bolt /z.'-`, and arranged lo engage over a sind /r on the slide F when the jaw is turned lo its opel# alive position, as shown in 'Figi'.l ll'hen the jaw ll is turned to its operative position, there is commonly a slight space bc lwcen its outer or roar end and the sind /t This permits the lille F and linger ,f to nieve slightly to the .left before they are linally arrested, this-movement permitting the subsequent iniroilnctifni oil the handset spaces lo justify the line. lter the i ted :l'roln the assembling pos tion and above the linger fylhe slide l? i' le length o.' measureine manner that the l l l and during;

is the stud Il out of e jaw, which falls'to its original or inoperativeposition, shown in Fig". l, owing to the preponderance of weight at its lower end.

ln operating the returned to the right as usual rich movement it cai-r engagement with th machine, the operator manipulates the keys and assembles the'l-ine oi' matrices as i|sual-while tl1e jawH is in the inoperative position :shown in Fig. il. When the line has reached the length deinandingil hand justification, the-jaw H is turned to the position shown in Fig.` 2, with `its operative end between the star-wheel and ihc matrix line, and the necessary spaces or l matrices introduced into theline. lVhen the line is lifted, the parts lresume their original positions preparatory to the `composition of the neXt'inie.

Passing now to the construction Figs. fl, 5 and (3:,the, assembler-slide" F and ils linger, and the devices vfor delivering matrices to the main-assembler, arev all consiructed as in the preceding figures.y InA place, however, of thepivotedjaw H, I employ a vertically movable jaWH, having its lower end weighted and slotted to receive carried by an arm oni the sustaining stud g e slide F. The upper the under side of th end of the jaw H stands normally below the matrix line and below the'star-wheel, as shown in Fig. el, but after the mechanical assemblage of the line is completed, the jaw ll may be thrust between theater-wheel and the line 4toconline the right end of the 10Q latter, as shown in ig. Bcforc'this ling-er can be thus lifted, space must be afforded ybetween the matrix line .and the` to provide for this,l

star-wheel. In order and atlhe same time to prevent-the aecidental oversetting of the line, the slide F is provided with astop-sh'oulder f2 arranged to engage normally a stop-dog f3 pivoted to the main-frame, in o'rder to encounter the shoulder f and limit the movement of the slide F and its linger f 't0 the left.

When theline has been composed. to a point requiring` hand justification, vthe latch is turned over to the left out of action and away 'from the shoulder f2, as shown in Fig. 115 nthus unlocking the slide F and permitting :t to more willi the matrix line far enough lo permit the jaw H to rise to its operative position past a confining-stud f4 on the slide. When the jaw ll is thus lifted, it is lielrly 12C lirlnly in position so that the line between it and the finger f can only be expanded by hand justification to vthe predetermined length. Vlhen the jaw H is raised toits operative position, it is sustained hy a spring 12b ff attached to the frame and arranged to gane beneath i'he lower end oli the iin, 'in Figs. 5 and (i. When the n ,ein 'i l is returned io the'right to its nien, after the @ine has heen lift ed, the lower end of the ,jaw H is carried clear of the retaining-spring ff and ipermitted to fell to its originel inoperative position. v

It will be observed that the parte shown in Figs. 4l to 6 have, broadly speaking, the same mode of action as those in the preceding figures, and that the two are mechanical equivalents. ln each case the composition of the line is mechanically effected as usual,r

between the star-wheel 'E and the linger and in each case a supporting dogl or abutment is interposed between the star-wheel and the right end of the line, and the dis ta noe between this abutment and the linger f positively and accurately limited so that the line miiy be hand-spaced to the exact length required.

vit will he evident to the skilled mechanic that the parts may be widely varied both as to forni and arrangemeiit Without passing beyond the limits of my invention, the only requirement being that the'Y shell be capable of being,n thrown into action. at will to posh tively determine the length o'lf the line.

Having thus described my invention, l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentf;

l. .ln e line-casting machine, lthe assemblingelevator and the assembler-slide provided with a, iinger to resist the foi-wurd 4end of the matrix line, in combinetion with means to limit the advance'o the resisting linger, and a movable device adapted to firmly support the rear end of the matrix line at a predetermined dist-ence from the yielding finger; whereby the operator enabled to justify the lines by hand to a predetermined length.4

2. In a line-casting machine, the assembling-elevator, the asseinblenslide provided with :i linger 7 to support the front of the line, ineens to definitely limit the advance of the assembleeslide,y and adevice n'lounted on n, xed support and movable at will into position to confine the rear end of 'the matrix line at a predetermined distance from the finger, f'

ln e line-casting machine, in combinetion with means for assembling the matrices in line, means to confine the line at the foi ward end, and means movable atwill into the path of the incoming matrices at e fined vdistance from the front conining,1r Ineens, and adapted to rigidly support the rear end of the line; whereby the expansion of the line is `positively limited and the operator enabled to accnratel y justify the same. by hand.

l. ln combination with the assemblingslide li" having a resistent for the forward end of the matrix line, the' stanwheel E, means for delivering matrices betwf-ien the starwlieel and the resista-nt, and a pivoted j aw H ada )ted to be moved to vend from the rearend oi the matrix line and to give the seine rigid support. y i,

ln combination with the assemblerf' slide having a linger If, the starwheel E, the matrix-delivery belt C, the matrix-guiding surface D, and .the pivoted jaw H adapted when in one position to form a continuation of the surface D, and when in another position to confine the rear end of the rmatrix line. v

6. 1n e, line-casting machine, the combina.- tion of means for 'assembling the matrices in line, a yielding resista t for the forward end ofthe line, a jew adi pted to be thrown into position at will to confine he reer'end of the line, and a rigid conneb fon between said resisting finger and jew.

7. ln combination with means for assembling matrices in line, a slide F provided with e resistant f, ay jaw movable at will to confine. the reel end of the line, and means for automatically moving the 'jaw out of'its active position when the slide F returns to its normal position.

S. 'In a line-casting machine,. the combination of a yielding slide F with the resisting linger j' thereon, the pivoted jew H act-ing to confine the rear end of the line, means for locking the jaw in operative position, and means for automatically releasing the jaw when the slide F is returned to itsnormal 95 position.

9. ln a line casting machine, mechanism for assembling the matrices in line, in combination with supplemental means adapted io embrace the line in the position in which it is composed, and definitely limit its length; "whereby the operator is enabled to effect accurate hand iiistiication of the line subsequent to the mechanical composition.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this twenty eighth day of February, 1908, in the presenee of two attesting witnesses.

JOHN R, ROGERS.

Wit nesses Jnssm I. SMrrH, ROBERT (l. CLARK. 

